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ideas and activities. . Mentoring instills a sense of hope for the future.
One local parent said, “I was hesitant at first to sign up my daughter with an adult I didn’t know well but I trusted Starfish to make a good choice and they did. After a short time, I saw how much fun she was having and now my other two daughters enjoy mentors, too. They look forward to it every week.”
Financially supported by Headwaters since 2001, Starfish has served over 40 children in the county, with the majority of these relationships lasting for several years, well beyond the required one year commitment.
Mentors meet regularly to share activities, hike, build things, read together, bake, go to museums and movies, fish, do homework, but mainly just be together. As trust grows, so the relationship is allowed to deepen. It is not intended to replace a parent or be therapeutic.
Mentors around the country are told to just be themselves. This genuine relationship allows a young person to feel free to explore being who they are, explore their own interests and make plans for who they would like to become.
Bush encourages
more mentors
In an effort to set youth on the path to success, President Bush has made a plea this year to engage 10,000 more volunteer mentors across the United States, promising an unprecedented amount in grants to encourage the development of mentoring programs in all states.
National statistics validate the fact that being a mentor can make a difference. Surveys
92.6%